In September 2002, the Evaluation Office, the World Bank and a number of bi-lateralss and evaluation practitioners from the South jointly launched the International Development Evaluation Association (IDEAS), a forum that aims to strengthen the capacity of the South to promote evaluation as a way of enhancingpromoting and nurturing a culture of transparency and accountability in programme countries.
En 2002 se elaboraron cinco nuevos ejemplares de Essentials: “Small Arms and Light Weapons”, “Civic Engagement”, “Monitoring Poverty”, “Capacity Building Initiative Under the Danish Trust Fund” y “From Recovery to Transition: Women, The Untapped Resource” (“Armas pequeñas y ligeras”, “Participación cívica”, “El seguimiento de la pobreza”, “Iniciativa para el fomento de la capacidad con el Fondo Fiduciario Danés” y “De la recuperación a la transición: las mujeres, un recurso que no se ha aprovechado”).